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Recap: Sportswashing Explained
May 25, 2026
27m 24s
The Past is Never Over
May 11, 2026
38m 53s
What's Social Media Got To Do With It?
Apr 27, 2026
33m 53s
The Shadow City: Earth’s Largest Refugee Camp
Apr 13, 2026
33m 22s
Getting From Here To There
Mar 30, 2026
22m 59s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/25/26 | ![]() Recap: Sportswashing Explained✨ | sportswashinghuman rights+5 | — | Human Rights WatchFIFA | Saudi ArabiaNazi Germany | sportswashinghuman rights abuses+5 | — | 27m 24s | |
| 5/11/26 | ![]() The Past is Never Over✨ | Rohingya communityrefugee rights+5 | Maung Sawyeddollah | Human Rights Watch | BangladeshNew York City | Rohingyarefugees+6 | — | 38m 53s | |
| 4/27/26 | ![]() What's Social Media Got To Do With It?✨ | social mediaRohingya community+3 | Maung Sawyeddollah | Human Rights Watch | BangladeshMyanmar+2 | social mediaRohingya+7 | — | 33m 53s | |
| 4/13/26 | ![]() The Shadow City: Earth’s Largest Refugee Camp✨ | refugeesRohingya+4 | Maung SawyeddollahChinda Precious+7 | Human Rights Watch | Cox's BazarBangladesh+1 | refugee campRohingya refugees+6 | — | 33m 22s | |
| 3/30/26 | ![]() Getting From Here To There✨ | migrationRohingya+4 | Maung Sawyeddollah | Human Rights Watch | MyanmarNigeria+1 | migrationRohingya+5 | — | 22m 59s | |
| 3/16/26 | ![]() The Unrooting✨ | displacementresilience+4 | Maung Sawyeddollah | Human Rights Watch | MyanmarBangladesh | RohingyaMyanmar+7 | — | 27m 31s | |
| 3/16/26 | ![]() PROLOGUE: The Night the Sky Cracked Open with Fire✨ | refugee experiencedisplacement+4 | — | Human Rights Watch | New York | Rohingyarefugee+5 | — | 4m 48s | |
| 12/1/25 | ![]() The Texture of LGBT Progress✨ | LGBT rightscultural openness+4 | Dédé OetomoKyle Knight+1 | Human Rights Watch | Indonesia | LGBTrights+5 | — | 43m 37s | |
| 11/24/25 | ![]() Rerun: The Chalk Bicycle✨ | Sudan conflicthuman rights+3 | Mohamed “Mo” OsmanChristopher Tounsel | Human Rights WatchThe Chalk Bicycle | Sudan | Sudanconflict+6 | — | 25m 31s | |
| 11/17/25 | ![]() Rerun: Protesting a Dictatorship in a Dictatorship✨ | human rightsSudan+3 | Mohamed OsmanChristopher Tounsel | Human Rights WatchUniversity of Washington | Sudan | Sudanhuman rights crisis+3 | — | 28m 13s | |
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| 11/3/25 | ![]() ICE Detention: Forced to Eat Like a Dog Out of a Bowl✨ | immigration detentionhuman rights+4 | Harpinder Chauhan | Sanctuary of the SouthICE+1 | — | ICE detentionHarpinder Chauhan+5 | — | 34m 06s | |
| 10/20/25 | ![]() From Nazis to Late Night: Why Free Speech Matters✨ | free speechdemocracy+4 | Aryeh Neier | Human Rights Watch | Skokie, Illinois | free speechNazis+5 | — | 30m 30s | |
| 10/6/25 | ![]() Hunted From Above | What’s the scariest sound in a war zone? In Kherson, Ukraine, it isn’t artillery or fighter jets—it’s the faint buzz of a $200 quadcopter drone. In this episode of Rights & Wrongs, host Ngofeen Mputubwele takes us inside Russia’s use of drones to stalk and attack civilians on the front line. Survivors describe the terror of being hunted from above, and Human Rights Watch’s Belkis Wille explains how drones are being misused to commit war crimes, what it could mean for civilians in future conflicts —and why we should be responding now. Belkis Wille: Associate Director of Crisis & Conflict division at Human Rights Watch. | — | ||||||
| 9/22/25 | ![]() Loaded Gun Recap: El Salvador, the Alien Enemies Act, and What Happened to Roger | Roger and Daniela arrived in the U.S. in January, conditionally approved as refugees. Hours later, she was deported. Roger vanished. When Rights & Wrongs first aired this story in May, it traced how a Venezuelan millennial with no criminal record ended up detained in El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act—a centuries-old wartime law now repurposed for mass deportations. In a stunning twist two months later, the Trump administration brokered a deal: 10 Americans held in Venezuela were exchanged for 252 Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador, including Roger. In this update, host Ngofeen Mputubwele recaps Roger’s journey and speaks with him about what really happened inside El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison. Roger Eduardo Molina Acevedo : Venezuelan citizen expelled to El Salvador Juan Pappier: Deputy Director of Americas at Human Rights Watch | — | ||||||
| 7/14/25 | ![]() “Why Are You Gay?” -- From Viral Clip to State-Sanctioned Violence | In 2012, a Ugandan TV host asked trans activist Pepe Julian Onziema a now-infamous question: “Why are you gay?” The clip went viral, spawning internet fodder around the world – but behind the memes lies a chilling reality. In this episode of Rights & Wrongs, host Ngofeen Mputubwele looks at Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, a 2023 law that punishes same-sex intimacy with life in prison or even death. He speaks with “Emmanuel,” a young man in Kampala whose Grindr date turned into a violent police sting. Human Rights Watch researcher Oryem Nyeko explains how the law has fueled mob violence, extortion, and fear. But amid the repression, mothers of queer children are speaking up, leading the resistance in one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBT climates. Oryem Nyeko: Senior researcher in the Africa Division at Human Rights Watch | — | ||||||
| 6/30/25 | ![]() From Mass Graves to Mass Incarceration: Recap | Last year, we told the story of how President Nayib Bukele came to power in El Salvador on a promise of ending gang violence. He succeeded, turning a state that was the world’s murder capital into one with one of the lowest homicide rates in the Western Hemisphere. But in the process, he systematically dismantled democratic checks and balances and arbitrarily detained tens of thousands of people, including children. El Salvador now has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. This year, the story took a darker turn. The Trump administration deported over 200 Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, where they were locked up in a maximum-security prison with no way to challenge their detention. We’re re-airing this episode with a chilling update on the dangerous deal between Trump and Bukele— and how it signals Trump’s growing alliance with authoritarian leaders to advance his hardline agenda. Juanita Goebertus Estrada: Director of Human Rights Watch’s Americas Division José Miguel Cruz: Director of Research at Florida International University's Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center | — | ||||||
| 6/16/25 | ![]() Duterte in the Dock: A Landmark Arrest | Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office with a vow to eliminate illegal drugs. His “war on drugs” resulted in the brutal killing of between 12,000 and 30,000 people. Despite the international outcry and extensive media coverage of the deaths and their impact, Duterte remained popular—and untouchable – until recently. In March, he was arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant for crimes against humanity and is now sitting in a jail cell in The Hague. Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, whose fearless reporting helped expose Duterte’s brutal drug war, was targeted by Duterte – accused of everything from tax evasion to libel. In this episode of Rights & Wrongs, host Ngofeen Mputubwele speaks with Ressa and Human Rights Watch researchers about Duterte’s bloody legacy, the importance of standing up to dictators, and what his arrest means for other leaders indicted by the ICC. Maria Ressa: CEO of Rappler and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carlos Conde: Senior researcher at the Asia division of Human Rights Watch Maria Elena Vignoli: Senior counsel in the International Justice Program of Human Rights Watch | — | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | ![]() One Authoritarian's Playbook | You’ve probably heard that authoritarianism is on the rise across the globe. Increasingly, countries are adopting policies that undermine democracy, reduce accountability, and erode civil liberties and human rights. But why is authoritarianism on the rise, and how do authoritarian leaders come to power? Lauded by Donald Trump and condemned by rights-defenders, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban provides a useful case study for those hoping to better understand the authoritarians’ playbook. This week, host Ngofeen Mputubwele speaks to a Hungarian journalist and civil liberties strategist to map Orban’s journey to autocracy, and how his lurch towards authoritarianism has decimated civil liberties and allowed him to exert a stranglehold on Hungarian politics for more than 15 years. Stefania Kopronczay: Former director of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union; visiting scholar at Columbia University Viktória Serdült: Journalist at HVG.HU | — | ||||||
| 5/19/25 | ![]() The Loaded Gun | Roger and his partner Daniela arrived in the U.S. in January, conditionally approved as refugees by a US State Department-run program called the Safe Mobility Initiative. Hours later, she was deported. He was detained and then, he vanished. In this episode of Rights & Wrongs, host Ngofeen Mputubwele looks at what happened to Roger—and also examines the fate of 137 Venezuelans swept up under the Alien Enemies Act, a rarely used 18th-century law has only ever been used in times of war. What began with border agents at the Houston airport questioning Roger about his tattoos turned into ICE detention and a secret transfer to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Roger, who has no criminal record, hasn’t been heard from since. Human Rights Watch’s Akshaya Kumar explains how an obscure law once used to detain Germans during both World Wars is now being deployed in peacetime for mass deportations. And Roger’s uncle, desperate for answers, shares how he watched helplessly as his nephew disappeared into a system where due process has collapsed—and fear has taken its place. Akshaya Kumar: Director of Crisis Advocacy at Human Rights Watch Noel Guape: Uncle of Roger Eduardo Molina Acevedo Juan Pappier: Deputy Director of Americas at Human Rights Watch | — | ||||||
| 5/5/25 | ![]() Break the Chains | They’re chained to trees. Locked in sheds. Confined and forgotten — because they have a mental health condition. Across the globe, people with mental health conditions are shackled — hidden away, dehumanized, and neglected in overcrowded, filthy rooms, sheds, cages, even animal shelters. This week, host Ngofeen Mputubwele talks to Human Rights Watch researchers who are fighting to end this cruel practice — and to survivors who show that with the right support, healing and dignity are possible. Elizabeth Kamundia: Director,Disability Rights Division at Human Rights Watch Kriti Sharma: Associate Director, Disability Rights Division | — | ||||||
| 3/24/25 | ![]() Shipbreaking Updated: The Most Dangerous Job in the World | Shipbreaking Updated: The Most Dangerous Job in the World In mid 2024, students in Bangladesh organized mass protests and brought down the repressive government of Sheikh Hasana. The country is now under a caretaker government of Muhammed Yunus, a Nobel Laureate who is attempting reforms. Months before this Monsoon Revolution, we told you about shipbreaking, the waste management of industrial ships sent to Bangladesh that has been dubbed “the most dangerous job in the world.” Guest Rizwana Hasan was then the country’s only environmental lawyer and fierce advocate against the shipbreaking industry. Today, she is the new government’s Adviser for Environment, Forest and Climate Change. What has changed for shipbreakers under this new government. This week, host Ngofeen Mputubwele revisits last year’s episode and catches up with Human Rights Watch researcher Julia Bleckner to understand this new moment in Bangladesh, and how it will impact shipbreaking. Julia Bleckner: Senior Researcher for the Asia Division and Global Health Initiative at Human Rights Watch Rizwana Hasan: Adviser for Environment, Forest and Climate Change of Bangladesh | — | ||||||
| 3/10/25 | ![]() Congo: The Real-Life ‘Vibranium’ Wars | For decades, Congo’s minerals have been coveted by the rich and powerful. You might not know much about the Democratic Republic of Congo, but its natural resources are quietly central to your daily life. Recently, an armed group backed by Rwanda, Congo’s neighbor, took control of two cities in eastern Congo, injuring and killing civilians, and displacing hundreds of thousands of residents. Host Ngofeen Mputubwele, whose family hails from the Democratic Republic of Congo, talks with two very special guests – his parents – as well as Human Rights Watch associate director Lewis Mudge, who spent years in the country. If you think this war has nothing to do with you, think again. Lewis Mudge: Associate Director of Africa Division at Human Rights Watch Makim Mputubwele: Retired Associate Professor at Lane College; Ngofeen’s papá Mulata Moba: Retired Counselor for Mental Health Agency; Ngofeen’s mamá Emmanuel Sekiyoba: Professor of Economics | — | ||||||
| 2/24/25 | ![]() Why Do People Move? | Today, there are more displaced people in the world than at any other time in history. It is a humanitarian crisis on a global scale. But rather than seeking humane solutions to this crisis, many governments are choosing to weaponize it, creating a hostile environment for migrants and implementing laws that criminalize migration and undermine human rights. We have all read the headlines demonizing migrants, but we rarely hear from the people behind those headlines-their stories, their challenges, and what drove them to make a perilous journey in the hope of finding sanctuary far from home. In this week’s episode, host Ngofeen Mputubwele speaks to Hanaa R., a former policewoman who, fearing for her life, fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took control. We will hear about the risks she took and the sacrifices she made on her journey to become an asylum seeker in the US. But we will also hear why Trump’s new migration policies mean that this incredible story wouldn’t be possible today. Hanaa Rahimi: Former Afghan policewoman sharing her story under alias Bill Frelick: Director of the Refugee and Migrant Rights Division at Human Rights Watch | — | ||||||
| 2/10/25 | ![]() Sportswashing Explained | In late 2024, the international football association (FIFA) announced that Saudi Arabia would host the 2034 World Cup. This means the world’s largest sporting event will be taking place in a country where the government imprisons scores of activists and dissidents for peaceful criticism, denies women fundamental civil and human rights, and cheats migrant workers out of their pay, after treating them brutally. There’s a word to describe countries notorious for human rights abuses hosting major sporting events: “sportswashing.” Host Ngofeen Mputubwele traces the history of sportswashing from the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany to Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the World Cup. What can fans and athletes do to fight back against sportswashing? Listen to find out. Minky Worden: Director of Global Initiatives at Human Rights Watch John Hird: Co-founder of Newcastle United Fans Against Sportswashing | — | ||||||
| 1/27/25 | ![]() Can the ICC Survive 2025? | The International Criminal Court (ICC) was created to try the worst crimes in the world – war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide. Established in 1998 following the brutal civil war in Yugoslavia and genocide in Rwanda, the ICC has indicted 63 suspects. All of the court’s 125 member countries areobligated to arrest these suspects should they set foot in their territory, but the arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are testing member states’ resolve. And now the US is threatening to sanction court officials. Can the ICC survive 2025? Richard Dicker: Founding Director of the International Justice Program at Human Rights WatchElizabeth Evenson: Director of the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch | — | ||||||
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